Welcome back to our second season of In My Place. This special series educates listeners on what communities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.
In My Place, Episode 12: Paper Cuts
Welcome back to our second season of In My Place. This special series educates listeners on what communities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.
Three years after making camping a felony, Tennessee lawmakers add more homelessness penalties
In 2022, Tennessee became the first state to make camping on public land a felony crime. A slate of new legislation will further impact people without stable housing.
Metro plans to clear a decades-old Nashville encampment
Nashville’s Office of Homeless Services plans to clear out Old Tent City. The encampment south of downtown near the Cumberland River and Interstate 24 has been a community for unhoused Nashvillians for over 40 years.
After two years, Brookmeade Park reopens with new security measures
City leaders and community members gathered for the reopening of Brookmeade Park in West Nashville. It closed two years ago for renovations and the removal of a longstanding encampment.
When it’s this cold in Nashville, the city opens its emergency shelter. Metro has struggled to find someone to run it.
With freezing temperatures back in Nashville there’s an increased need for shelters to house people experiencing homelessness — particularly after recent concern over how the city-operated shelter is running.
100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?
The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.
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From midnight movie outings to delivering supplies to the unhoused: One bus rider’s hopes for Nashville transit
WPLN is tagging along with some of Nashville’s bus riders. Today, hear from an outspoken transit advocate who is thinking about what transit improvements could mean for him and his fellow users.
Most Nashville seniors don’t have enough money to live on. A new program makes it easier to find help.
On Tuesday, the Metro government and group of nonprofits launched RESET, a new partnership to connect older adults with financial assistance.
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